3 Ne 1:26-30
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Questions
- In verse 29, what does the phrase "that they became for themselves" mean?
Was the rising generation of Lamanites as righteous as their parents? Why do think this was the case?
Lexical notes
- Verse 29. Possible interpretations of the phrase "that they became for themselves" include:
- they had reached an age where in their culture they were taken to be completely responsible for their own actions, e.g. something like turning 18 in our culture.
- they no longer listened to their parents.
Exegesis
Verse 28 tells us that there were many dissenters of the Nephites who went to join the Gadianton robbers. 3 Ne 3:4 tells us that these people believed that they had been wronged by the Nephites, and 3 Ne 3:10 tells us that they believed they had a right to the government. It looks like there was some struggle at this time over who should control the government and that this struggle ultimately lead to these dissenters joining the Gadianton robbers. It is interesting that it was also due to a struggle over who should control the government that gave rise originally to the Gadianton robbers (see Helaman chapters 1 & 2).
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